626 N Duke Street

626 North Duke Street is a classic Victorian semi-detached brick townhouse converted into a first -floor office & a huge 3-bedroom apartment on the 2nd & 3rd floors - with over 1,600 SF, this apartment is as large or larger than many city houses! North Duke Street was once called the "Fifth Avenue of Lancaster!" The office consists of a large open room in front, a conference room, private office, work area, and 2 powder rooms. Most of the rooms feature custom millwork - bookcases, shelving, & storage cupboards. This first floor is centrally air conditioned. The apartment, which does not have air conditioning, includes a front living or family room with built-in cabinets & shelving, along with a turret. Behind this front room is the 2nd floors only bedroom. A middle room with a side bow window (just re-built) functions as a living room or formal dining room. The enormous retro-50's kitchen is divided into a work area & an informal eating The Victorian bathroom retains its curved tub with shower, pedestal sink, railroad wall tile, & hexagonal floor tile. A laundry room with clothes washer & dryer is at the very rear of this 2nd floor. A rather grand stairway & landing lead up to the 3rd floor with its 2 bedrooms; the front room has a smaller turret area. These upper floors are not air conditioned. The lot extends from North Duke Street to North Christian St; the rear has been paved as a 6 or 7 space parking lot accessed from N. Christian & exiting onto E New St. There is deeded easement on the 38 East New Street that allows this property to use the egress to New Street. This property is sold as is, although the front porch roof and a remaining metal roof have been replaced with rubber along with re-building a side bow window in 2025. The owners, both licensed Pennsylvania real estate agents, who may share in the profit or loss of the sale, have no knowledge of any material defects and are not interested in correcting a minor deficiencies discovered by any inspectors.